Autun: Market Day and Roman Ruins

May 6: Wednesday is Market Day in Autun. It is a typical midweek market with your basic produce, shoes, clothes, the guy you buy your mattresses from etc. We got some great olives—Ben even ate them and something called tomato caviar—I think this name is for the tourist. This is like a tomato-y tapenade—very delicious. We also bought 6 giant cooked shrimp which were delicious and we had them for dinner that night.
Autun is unique in that it has ancient Roman ruins—I guess that doesn’t make it unique because you can find those all over Italy and even in Germany. Autun lays claim to a Roman amphitheatre where they still hold plays in the summer. They also have the remains of an old Roman temple and 2 of the stone gates.

Window in wall of Roman Temple at Autun

View of Autun from Temple of Janus

Roman Gate in Autun

The Amphitheater is behind us!

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